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Byron Dorgan: “The first reaction is, we ought to pay down the Federal debt. That ought to be part of the original priority. If you run…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2001
The first reaction is, we ought to pay down the Federal debt. That ought to be part of the original priority. If you run up the debt during tough times, then you ought to pay it down during good times. Second, they feel very strongly that most important is we ought to keep this economic expansion going. We don't want to sink back into budget deficits once again. Almost all of them would say we can't see 2, 3, or 5 years ahead.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing priorities for managing the Federal debt and economic expansion.

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